Socket for miners&#39; drills



P. J. DESSELLE.

SOCKET FOR MINERS DRILLS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9. 1920.

mama Apr. 11, 1922,.

INVBITOR PETER J". DESSELLCE, OF VIEIR,VKA1 ISAS, ASSIGNOR OF 01\TEHALF T FRANK GLEGG, 0]?

- f WEIR, KANSAS.

SOCKET son EMINEBSWDRILLS.

v Patented Aprx'ili, 192 2. Application filed'November 9,1920. Serial ndaaasee.

Specification of Letters Patent.

n 2" ma concern: elevation, the drill being shown in position 55 li e it l ir i owri that .1, PETER DnssnnLn, and a portion of the latter being broken a subject of the'King of Belgium, residing away. at \Veir, in the county of Cherokee and Flgure 2 1s a similar view, from another State of Kansas, have invented new and usG- angle. V

ful Improvements in Sockets for Miners igure 3 s a vlew 1n 'elevatlon and longl- 60 Drills, of which the following is aspec1ficatudmal section, the shank of the drill being tion. shown. v This invention relates to sockets for m1n- Fi 41 a i il ie th h k f ers drills, and the object is to provide a th d ill b i mitt i socket and drill shank which shall permit Fi 5 Shows h Shank f the il of the prompt and effective repair or tlghtd t h ening Oil the elements the miner OI W01:k- Figure, 6 is a, Vi6\V in elevation of a, m0dj man, without the necessity of having repairs fl d f made by an expert smith. In carrying out my invention 1 provide A further object is to provide a drill socket which shall include a forked element having a cut-away portion or socket per so at its inner end between the-prongs of the fork, these prongs being apertured transversely, and the shank of the drill having 2. rolled end for reception within the socket, with particular means for securing the elements when assembled, without the necessity of cutting off the usual rivet and redrilling and reclamping the device.

a socket member 10 including a recessed portion or socket per se designated 12, and including a forked portion at the opposite end. The prongs of the fork are shown at 14 and 15, and these elements are aper- 75 tured transversely as shown at 16.

Between the prongs of the fork is a cutaway portion, or enlarged opening of the form shown and designated 18. This cutaway portion receives the rolled end 20 of the drill 21 so that the cut-away portion A still further object is o pr v d in referred to is in the nature of a bore, the COIlIlECtlOIl a Of the type indlcated, ends thereof being flared as hown at, 22 a socket, the inner cut-away POrtlOH 0i and the rolled end 20 has its end portions Which Shall bevel-flared l the 9 end projecting beyond these walls of the socket portion 0f the drill I'GCGlVGd Wltl'llll the nember, so that these ends nay be, ham- 8 socket extending laterally beyond the walls 1 d or g d f fi' ti a i- Of the socket, SO that the projecting POItlOIlS {jive connection and preventing relative may be hammered flown, 0r SW g movement between the socket and the drill.

forked P r n b ing secured by a rivet paSS- The shankof the drill may be rectangular ing transversely through the prongs and in cross section as shown, and the. aperture 90 through the apertured end of the shank of in the shank accommodates the rivet 25 passthe drill. 7 ing through the prong of the fork and hav- I Th con t uct n sp fi d p mits of the ing its ends headed. The roll 20 extends in 40 repair of the tool or drill and socket, when a direction perpendicular to the direction in loosened during use, by the simple operawhich the rivet passes through the fork, so 95 tion of hammering down the rivet, and if that an especially effective locking device necessary hammering down the pro ecting is produced, and in making repairs, it is end portions of the roll at the end of the only necessary to hammer down the headed drill shank. This operation may be per portion of the roll and head of the rivet,

formed by any workman, whereas a skilled in the manner indicated. roe smith is required for repairing the usual The roll port on of the drill per se is t pc of drill used by miners. shown in detail 1n Figure 5, and in Figure With the foregoing and other objects in 6, T have shown a slight modificat on in view, the invention consists in the novel conwhich the rolled port1on 1s hollow, th 1s porstruction, combination and arrangement of tion being designated 30 and provlding for parts hereinafter described and claimed. the accommodatlon of a transverse pin 81,

In the accompanying drawings: adapted to be forced into position, thereby Figure 1 is a view of the socket, in side wedgmg the rolled end. It 18 obvlous that I Fi lie e F T i ky versely through the other minor changes may be resorted to, Within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. In a device of the class described, a socket member provided With a forked end and with a cut-away portion between the prongs of the fork, and a drill having a shank provided With a rolled end, the edge portion of the cut-away portion being enlarged With reference to the central portion thereof, a securingdevice passing transprongs and the shank, and theends of the rolled portion being swaged.

2. In a device of the class described, a soc ret member provided with a forked end providing flattened prongs, a cut-away portion of circular cross section being provided between the prongs and being enlarged near the outer portion thereof, a drill having a the fork, and a drill having a shank portion terminating in aroll-shaped end positioned in the opening, portions of said end being spread laterally to prevent transverse movement of the drill in either direction.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PETER J. DESSELLE. 

